Daily Republican., 1887-10-15
AN IMPORrANr INVENTION.
Test OF Coionea 0ray's Automatic FIRE
Sprinkler ~ the Kismensi Mil Yestsr-
day Aftsrpoon.

Test OF Coionea 0rAy's Antomstio F,rs
Sprinkler ., the Kismsnsi Mil Yestsr-
day Afternoon.
The announcement in the REPUBLI.
CAN that Colonel GrAy's Automatic
Tire Sprinkler would be given . praoti-
osl test NJ the KiAmensi Mills yesteT-
day afternoon, had the effect OF bringing
. large pumbe OF persons TO the place.
Among them were Aeesrs. Ackerm MI
and Bancroft OF New York, Two OF the
M Uost prominent insurance men In the
United StAses; Colonel William A. Ls-
Motto OF the FArmers' Mutual Iusur-
Snco Com psny, Mark N. Olssver VI the
New Castle County Mutual Insurance
Company, and , number Of others.
Colonel Gray p Invention c0nsists OF \
series Of pipes run along the ceiling In
every room Of ths building; one Of
these p,pee 10 about IN inch and half
In diameter, while the one alongside Ia
not more than half ~ great. The larger
pipe is us.d for water, but 10 Aiways
Gry except In case Of nre, while the
smaller pipe u Allied With compressed
Air. The water pipe 10 supplied with
sprinkler heads, and alongside OF each
sprinkler 10 IN opening 10 ths cir pipe.
which 10 kept closed BY . solder thai
fusfs at . Temperature Of 1000. 1850 or
200 - may be desired. Tho water pipe
10 connected st the Kismensi Mills with
Q large tank, ON top OF one OF the build.
ings, containing . thousand or more
gallons OF water, while tho air pipe
runs TO . valve connected With the main
pipe OF the tank.
When FIRE breaks ont she heated air
rises, and BY melting the solder in the
Air pipe releases tie compressed air,
and the pressure being removed from the
valve II dles open and the water comes
rushing through tho sprinklers In sifa
Client quantities to extinguiss any fire
As soon - the water ooinmenoes u
f,ow through the pipes 1t starts Al
alarm gorR which continues 70 ring ~
long As the water 10 running. The cup
pig OF water IN the tank 10 pumped NJ
by steam pump on the lower door
which can also be used rs . steam tir'
engine, and yesterday threw u incl
stream 1T least 100 feet against Ia
wind. This 10 for use 10 the event OF I
Are breaking ont on the roaf OF any o
the buildings, aud csn be put In opera
ticn In half minute.
such IN brief 10 . description OF tn
| NJ iuhfUO aCcu hhhp bLo A -
mensi Mills, and which Was tested . ss
terdsy Afternoon. Tho first teat Wa
made In the dye house. where the plug
we're released from the air pipes b.
using o lighted match, and In thirty
two seconds after ward the water com
nenced 70 pour from the sprinkleri
thoroughly wetting every part Of tn
room " here the tet was made, whil
the gong sounded It's notes Of wArniD
loud enough TO bs heard . long disssnc
away. Tie next tess was made In
frame builoipg that had been erecte'
for the purpose q short distance fror
the main body OF the mill. Two barrel
or DRY shasings were emptied in thl
building and lighted in half dosr
/ place.; In iees thas = minute th
aAmes were beyond control b
ordinary means, but in exacti
Two auu half minutes from tho sim
the fret match was applied, the heA
generated startsd tue sprinklers. and
less time than IL tAkea 10 write Is. not
rpark Of Are was 10 be seen. Co!obt
Gray offered 10 have more shaving
placed In the building land 10 thorough
~ saturAts thooa with cJal oil. bat Oh
epectAtors we're satisfied With the PR
yious tsst, and fully convinced that
matter what WAS In the building
would be impossible 20 burn 1t dowr
or wen char she aides, ~ long -
vas supplied with tho aubomati
sptiUkier. All who Witnessed thes
tssts ysre fully convinced that this
ths hest systom ever Introduced for 81
, | Unauishins firee. and the principal II
suranos com panios will, aud do red nc
the rates on all buildings in which ID
introduced, from one 20 three QuAftor'
In perfeoting shis very important II
yention Colonel Gray WAS governed
, the principle that ,heBs has mover bos
large and disastrous confiagrAtio
. that could NOS have been extingutehs
at its com 4. .enoement BY Q few buoSel
of water, and shu principle Il fully al
piled In his sprinklers. Prompt aosio
will freq .ently sAvo hundreds OF shot
sands of dollars' worth of property, bl
an the majority OF csses, sspeciAll
where q nro occurs NJ night, that sotis
csnnot be rendered By human agency
hsnoe she importance OF having . 90,
uiy.nos tnat 10 always ready and cap
bls OF extln gushing frs ~ iss inoe
ton.
TEN Is another important matter 10
. taken Into confederation, pfomins'
q snong which 10 tho fAos that the spfin
lsr heads nOs having pressure OF wss
on the N oontin ualiy, al In she oaec VII
she wet pipes. never Dsocme ciogf'
3 With rust, neither do the pipss ev
frst 10, or 10 there any danger OF pln
becoming flooded by shs breaking OF
sprinkler.
The waser can DO shut Oh In m
mept. while tne rpitnklers viii stop
s1on So ,he pipo below the valve
!, emptied OF waser. and ~ the sufomes
u alarm gives notice as sooa rs she RpnnI
lers commence 10 slay on biAse,
mere water need be used than ID hDa
lutely necessary to extinauish Is.
8 tbs is another very important ms
ter, AZ Ht ,he majority OF nrn - muo
damage u generally done bJ vAser
j nv tho are. Colonel GRAY has devote
4 aimost bis entire lifetime 10 tho porie
uon Of apparatus for exunauishiI
dres. Aud In this LAST Invention n ~
reached the height OF bis ambision. II
Aut)mstic Fire Sprinklers arc ereos'
4 by The Edward Barr COMPANY, Nmise.
OF No. rs John street, New YORK, WI
wili cheerfully give inssroesed pare
81 sll further Information nooceu.
Wall papers, borders, decoration
p,otura rods, gold beads and visao
shades. Jos. II Gresnnnu, CIV Ai'